I was at a networking breakfast this week at the start of a huge trade show in my home town of Bristol, UK, and in between the bacon and eggs, all 90 attendees (yes 90!) had 30 seconds to introduce themselves and […]

By Tony Coll|2017-10-14T11:04:04+00:00October 14th, 2017|Uncategorized|Comments Off on 10 TOP TIPS ON HOW TO SMASH YOUR ‘NETWORKING MINUTE’

I was taking to a lady last night who works in an organisation where gossip is banned. It’s simply not considered cool to talk about other people behind their backs. What’s more, she thoroughly approved of this rule, saying that gossip is […]

By Tony Coll|2017-09-27T22:23:49+00:00September 27th, 2017|Uncategorized|Comments Off on OFFICE GOSSIP: A BLESSING OR A CURSE?

In these days of fake news and presidential tweets, do you still need to be trained to meet the media? Or is ‘mainstream media’ too dead to bother with? My view is that social media posts are still not ‘news’ on their own. Think of Donald Trump’s tweets. If he […]

By Tony Coll|2017-08-18T12:27:58+00:00August 18th, 2017|Uncategorized|Comments Off on WHY YOU SHOULD GET MEDIA TRAINED

I have been advising clients for years that they should always answer journalists’ questions, but this week I have seen the most amazing piece of question-evasion I’ve ever witnessed in my life. And it didn’t come from a media interviewee!